Daffodil
Divisions

There are thirteen descriptive
divisions of daffodils.
Miniatures have the same descriptive divisions as standards,
only with smaller blooms, usually less than 1 1/2 inch in diameter
(see photo at the bottom of this page).

Division 1 - Trumpet
Daffodils

American Dream, 1 Y-P

The cup is as long or longer than the petals. There is one
bloom per stem.

Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Daffodils

Pacific Rim, 2 Y- YYR

The cup length measures more than 1/3 of, but less than or
equal to,
the length of the petals. There is one bloom per stem.

Division 3 - Small-Cupped Daffodils

Emerald Light, 3 W-GYO

The cup length measures not more than 1/3 of the length of the petals.
There is one bloom per stem.

Division 4 - Double Daffodils

Marabou, 4 W-P

Daffodils have a clustered cup and petals.
There can be one or more flowers per stem.

Division 5 - Triandrus Daffodils

Akepa, 5 W-P

Daffodils have blooms that hang like bells.
There are usually two or more blooms per stem.

Division 6 - Cyclamineus
Daffodils

Saint Louie Louie

Daffodils have a wind-swept appearance.
There is one bloom per stem.

Division 7 - Jonquilla Daffodils

Wendover, 7 W-W

Daffodils have small flowers with flat petals.
There are usually one to three blooms on a stem.
They are very fragrant. The foliage is narrow, reed-like.

Division 8 - Tazetta Daffodils

Early Pearl, 8 W-Y

Daffodils have clusters of florets (usually more than three)
on a stem.
The foliage and stem are very broad. These flowers are very fragrant.

Division 9 - Poeticus DaffodilsLemon Cooler, 9 W-GYR

Daffodils have extremely white petals and are noted for this
quality.
The cup is a small, crinkled disc.
Cups most often have a green center, surrounded by yellow, with a red rim.
There is usually one fragrant bloom per stem.

Division 10 - Bulbocodium HybridsCornish Cream, 10 W-W

Division 10 consists of daffodils in the "hoop
petticoat" form pictured above.

Division 11 - Split-Cupped
Daffodils

Garbo, 11a W-P

Daffodils have cups split at least one-third of their length.

Division 12 - Miscellaneous Daffodils

Mesa Verde, 12 Y-GGY

Division 12 consists of daffodils not classifiable by the
first 11 divisions.
Many are inter-division hybrids.

Division 13 - Species, Wild Variants,
and Wild Hybrids

N. rupicola subsp. watieri, 13W-W

Division 13 consists of the wild, natural flowers.

Miniature DaffodilJunior Miss, 12 W-Y

Miniatures have the same
descriptive divisions as standards,
only with smaller blooms, usually less than 1.5 inches in diameter.